Messages in this thread | | | From | Kalle Valo <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: add __GFP_REPEAT to skb allocation call | Date | Tue, 29 Mar 2016 11:37:51 +0300 |
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Wei-Ning Huang <wnhuang@chromium.org> writes:
> "single skb allocation failure" happens when system is under heavy > memory pressure. Add __GFP_REPEAT to skb allocation call so kernel > attempts to reclaim pages and retry the allocation. > > Signed-off-by: Wei-Ning Huang <wnhuang@chromium.org>
Is this really a proper way to fix the issue? This is the first time I'm hearing about the flag and there isn't even a single user in drivers/net. I would like to get confirmation from others that __GFP_REPEAT is really ok to use in a wireless driver before I can take this.
-- Kalle Valo
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